The tide is turning: Is there international support? IIsrael the during war Gaza's decline?
As the Gaza conflict enters its sixth month, the international support Israel previously enjoyed appears to be waning.
Time magazine's Yasmeen Serhan notes that this widening rift is most evident at the United Nations, where Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, and Algeria have introduced multiple ceasefire resolutions, which have been linked to other U.N. security measures. It states that most of the permanent members of the Board of Directors supported the bill, but it was not passed. The United States vetoed these resolutions, while the United Kingdom largely abstained.
A notable shift occurred last month when the United States introduced a resolution that Russia and China vetoed.
Another resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire was ultimately passed after the United States was the only UN Security Council member to abstain.
Recently, Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Ireland and Spain are among the few European countries that have refused to join a boycott of UNRWA following Israeli claims that some of its staff are linked to Hamas and Islamic Jihad. included among the nations.
These countries have also publicly criticized Israel's military response to the October 7 Hamas attack that killed 1,200 people.
In retaliation for the attack, around 33,000 Palestinians were killed in air and ground attacks in the Gaza Strip, and the territory was reduced to rubble.
Much of the weapons deployed by Israel come from Western backers such as Germany and Britain. The United States, Israel's closest ally, supplied most of the weapons, including 2,000-pound bunker-buster bombs.
Recently, Canada announced that it would suspend further arms exports to Israel. Although Ottawa is not a major supplier to the Israeli military, it was an important warning shot from the longtime Western ally.
Earlier this week, leaked audio recordings revealed that the British government was advised by its own lawyers that Israel was breaking international law in the ongoing conflict.
After an airstrike on an Israeli military convoy on Monday night killed seven aid workers, an international chorus of voices justifying Israel's war efforts has grown louder. Jose Andres, founder of World Central Kitchen, said the seven people were deliberately targeted. In his strongest public rebuke to date, US President Joe Biden on Thursday night warned that US policy towards Gaza will depend on whether Israel takes steps to address the safety of Palestinian civilians and aid workers. did.
As Gaza teeters on the brink of man-made starvation, little aid is arriving, and the death toll of civilians, including women and children, continues to rise, we at this Friday's briefing highlight international trends. asks if things are going against Israel. .
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